this post was submitted on 22 May 2024
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ah, a feature no one asked for.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Tin foil hat time: the DOJ/other agencies are...for national security...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (3 children)

They claim it all runs locally. Anyone want to turn the Internet off and call their bluff?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago

Right? They can say it runs locally all they want and not mention that once it's connected to the internet, telemetry kicks in.

I'd be willing to test it but I'm too busy not using Windows ever again.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

Even if it does, there are plenty of problems with this kind of invasive tech. For example, somebody should explain to Microsoft how domestic abuse works.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

It run's locally alright (locally from his perspective, on his local servers)

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy-and-control-over-your-recall-experience-d404f672-7647-41e5-886c-a3c59680af15

Better yet - according to this page it's on by default

(as long as it's supported by the hardware.)